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Shinsei Bank raises its profit outlook 59 percent for year ended March 31; says it earned 60 billion yen ($455 million) last fiscal year (S)
Article in series Squad 1 examining lives of firefighters in elite rescue unit; firefighter Sean Cummins, who lost many friends on Sept 11, has grown weary of hero talk and is ready to move on; contends wearing firefighters' uniform does not make someone hero and says he cannot recall single hero in his days at ground zero; comments on his recollections of attack and is grateful for people who brought food and flags and good thoughts to firehouses; photo (M)
Israeli forces arrest Marwan Barghouti, leader of Yasir Arafat's Fatah movement in biggest catch of its West Bank military offensive; he is accused of planning and financing terrorist attacks while masquerading as politician without military role; Prime Min Ariel Sharon says capture is evidence of value of Israeli mission; says Israel will try Barghouti, who is brought to Jerusalem for questioning; Palestinians insist Barghouti is not military man; warn arrest is likely to provoke more violence; arrest deprives Arafat of trusted lieutenant while further complicating Sec of State Colin Powell's effort to arrange truce after more than 18 months of fighting; arc of Barghouti's career--from Israeli prisoner, to peace advocate, to supporter of conflict to Israeli prisoner again--discussed; once popular with Israeli officials, he is now simply regarded as terrorist; Sharon announces Israeli forces will withdraw within week from Nablus and Jenin, two West Bank cities where fighting has been fiercest, but again defies American demands that Israeli military operation end; says military will remain in Bethlehem and Ramallah until it suceeds in capturing or exiling wanted men trapped in each city; speaks with Pres Bush by telephone; tells him plans for withdrawal from Nablus and Jenin; photos (M)
U.S. Examines Merger Vote An investigation has begun into Hewlett-Packard's relationship with two banks that switched votes to support the company's merger plan. PAGE C1 F.D.A. Approves Botox The neurotoxin that causes botulism is already in wide cosmetic use to treat frown lines; it can now be marketed for that purpose. PAGE C4
New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather announces that coach Ron Low's contract will not be renewed after team misses playoffs for fifth straight season; former Dallas Stars coach Ken Hitchcock expresses interest in taking over; photos; chart (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 10, 2002, covering April 16, 2002.
Celine Dion
Various Artists
Various Artists
R. Kelly & Jay-Z
Soundtrack
2002Sadie Sink, American actress[†]
Sadie Elizabeth Sink is an American actress. She began her acting career in theater, playing the title role in the musical Annie (2012–14) and young Elizabeth II in the historical play The Audience (2015) on Broadway. In 2016, she made her film debut in the biographical sports drama Chuck.
2002Billy Ayre, English footballer and manager (born 1952)[†]
William Ayre was an English footballer who played for three clubs in a sixteen-year professional career, making over three hundred League appearances in the process. After retiring from the playing side of the game, he became a manager, and took the helm at five clubs between 1984 and 2000. He guided Blackpool to two successive play-off finals, in 1991 and 1992, during his four years in charge of the club.
2002Ruth Fertel, American businesswoman, founded Ruth's Chris Steak House (born 1927)[†]
Ruth Ann Udstad Fertel was a Louisiana businesswoman, best known as the founder of Ruth's Chris Steak Houses, which was founded in 1965.
2002Robert Urich, American actor (born 1946)[†]
Robert Michael Urich was an American film, television, and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series.
In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]